COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 1 STUDY GUIDE

What happens to the atmosphere as you move from space toward Earth's surface?

• It becomes thinner.

• It becomes more dense.

• It becomes steadily warmer.

• It becomes steadily cooler.

Where is groundwater stored?

• In lakes and rivers

• In oceans

• In ice caps

• In cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface

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Which of Earth's systems includes rock?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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The ______ is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.

• Sun

• Water Cycle

• Moon

• Coriolis Effect

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When Earth receives energy from the Sun, _______.

• Some energy is reflected back into space.

• Some is absorbed by the atmosphere.

• Some is absorbed by land and water on Earth's surface.

• All of the above

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Air above the equator is heated more that at any other place on Earth because solar rays strike the equator ______.

• At a 180 degree angle

• At a 45 degree angle

• More directly

• None of the above

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If the dots represent air molecules, what does the figure below demonstrate?

• There are more air molecules at higher altitudes.

• There are less air molecules at higher altitudes.

• There are less air molecules at lower altitudes.

• The top of the atmosphere contains the most dense concentration of air molecules.

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Which type of air mass is formed over the ocean near the equator?

• Continental tropical

• Maritime tropical

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What classification of tornado on the Fujita scale does the most damage?

• 0

• 2

• 4

• 5

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Chemical weathering is most rapid in a _____ climate.

• Warm, dry

• Warm, wet

• Cold, dry

• Cold, wet